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Review Turbo Overkill (Switch) - Ridiculous, Relentless Boomer Shooter Gets A Solid Port
The name's Turbo. Johnny Turbo.
Ask any "boomer shooter" aficionado what their favourite modern examples of the genre are, and Trigger Happy Interactive's sublime Turbo Overkill will most likely make the top three, alongside Dusk and Ultrakill, if they want to be our actual pals. Yep, this is a highly-regarded retro-style FPS and, once you've spent...
Review Rise Of The Triad: Ludicrous Edition (Switch) - Definitive, Though Undeniably Dated
Oh my Dog
The '90s was a decade-long blitz of out-there marketing campaigns, lads mags, and PlayStation; rich experimentation with the polygon and a concerted effort to push the boundaries of bad taste. Rise of The Triad, based on a modified version of ID’s Wolfenstein engine, was initially pitched as a sequel before becoming a standalone PC title...
Latest Apogee Entertainment News
Tuesday16th Sep 2025
News Turbo Overkill: Ultimate Edition Gets A Surprise Release On Switch
The chainsaw leg returns!
We love ourselves a bit of Apogee Entertainment's Turbo Overkill, going so far as to award it an 8/10 in our review back in February of this year, where we concluded that "Johnny Turbo's chainsaw-sliding, wall-running and grappling combine with slo-mo silliness to provide a whole lot of punchy murderizing that's a joy to...
Wednesday29th Jan 2025
News Absurd Boomer Shooter 'Turbo Overkill' Shadow Drops On Switch
Boom, clap, the sound of my gun
Publisher Apogee Entertainment has announced that the ridiculous boomer shooter Turbo Overkill is coming now available on the Nintendo Switch alongside PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series X|S. Yep, no waiting around for this one, the game has shadow-dropped on Nintendo's console and can be downloaded now via the eShop for...
Monday17th Jun 2024
Random NES Zelda Overworld Has Been Recreated In 'Quest Master'
Doing what Nintendon't
On 29th May 2024, Apogee Entertainment launched Quest Master via Early Access on Steam, and though it may be some time before the final product releases on the Switch, that hasn't stopped Nintendo fans from living out their 'Zelda Maker' fantasies. In case you're unaware, the game essentially allows you to unleash your...
Wednesday11th Oct 2023
News Upcoming Metroidvania 'Lucid' Gains Veteran Composer David Wise
Launching 2025
Publisher Apogee Entertainment and solo developer Eric Manahan have announced that the upcoming Metroidvania (or 'Celestoidvania' - bleeugh!) LUCID has 207% of its funding goal prior to its 2025 release on Nintendo Switch. In addition, it's been confirmed that veteran composer David Wise has been hired to provide the score for the...
Tuesday25th Jul 2023
News Wolfenstein-Inspired FPS Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition Delayed For Switch
Get ludicrous "later this year"
The Wolfenstein-inspired FPS Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition has been delayed on consoles from "early 2023" until "later this year". This includes the Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, with the Steam and GOG (PC) release launching on 31st July 2023. Unfortunately,...